Michele Paco Castagna (born 4 March 1994) is an international speedway rider from Italy.

Speedway career

Castagna is three times Italian Champion, winning the

Italian Individual Speedway Championship The Italian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Italian national champion. Armando Castagna holds the record number of victories with 13 and in 2022, his son Michele Paco Casta ...

in 2017, 2018, and 2022. He has also won the Italian Junior Championship three times (2011, 2012, 2014). He has ridden in the British Speedway leagues since 2015, riding for various clubs. In 2019 and 2021 he rode for the

Birmingham Brummies Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of British speedway, during the 1952 Speedway National Le ...

. In 2022, he rode for the

Edinburgh Monarchs The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the SGB Championship, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a board of directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The ...

in the

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. He won his third

during 2022. In 2023, he re-signed for the Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023.

Personal life

His father

Armando Castagna Armando Castagna (born 22 September 1963) is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. He was born in Arzignano, and was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several World Team Cup competitions. He i ...

was a professional speedway rider from 1985 to 2001 and was a 12 times national champion.

References

Living people 1994 births Italian speedway riders Birmingham Brummies riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Ipswich Witches riders Sheffield Tigers riders People from Arzignano Sportspeople from the Province of Vicenza {{Speedway-stub